Monday, March 19, 2007

So, you are all obviously wondering what I have been doing over my month long filled with nothing but a bonus at the end of it. Well, I'll break it down for you:

-went to Hua Hin for a few days, didn't really like it, went to the beach, it was hot, I was grumpy, took some nice photos and came home. Remembered what it is like to be a tourist in Thailand.

-Knit a hat for Brian to take to Nepal, only to find that he left it on our coffee table the morning he left. Jerk.

-Slept. A lot. In my livingroom, on the floor. We have changed this room into our bedroom, as the air is a lot cooler than in our room. Plus, it's fun to be different during the holidays.

-Read the newspaper. Often.

-Checked the following websites at least seven times a day, each: hotmail, myspace, my blog, bored.com, itunes store, apple.com, the superficial.com.

-Cleaned my house. Every day. I love a clean house. I almost try to make it messy so I can clean it up again. My maid gets a little annoyed when she shows up and there is nothing for her to do. I tell her she can iron and go home. She somehow isn't pleased...less work, same pay? I don't get it.

-Went to a funeral for one of my student's fathers. i adore this girl. i feel so much for her family.

-Saw Charlotte's web as well as a Thai movie that was HILARIOUS. I beg Rin to take me to movies almost every day and I have only won the battle twice. I still have a week and a half.

-ate at Sizzler. mmmmm

-Babysat almost every day, looking after my hairdresser's grandaughter...my angel of love. I adore her. We nap together every day.

-Watched every old bad movie on every one of my 5 movie channels, at least twice. How many times can a girl watch Jurrasic Park 2?

-Rearranged my bedroom

-Made pasta

-Baked cookies

-Spent a whole day in a book store, and bought only one thing: Thailand Tatler

-Read Thailand Tatler.

-Had my hair washed about 10 times, nails done about 4, and had a few hair treatments. What a shallow life I lead.




And, so sum up the list, here are the things I have not yet done, but will do before the break is over:

-start to knit a dress for my little angel of love.
-plan my trip home in October
-start my 'Teacher Porfolio'
-clean my closet.
-clean Rin's closet
-cut my dog's fur
-give Rin a facial
-do some writing
-find inspiration and purpose
-call my mother
-write thank you cards from christmas before my father murders me
-write postcards
-rewash and iron clothes that haven't been worn in a while
-design my school uniforms for next year
-plan the summer school schedule and cirriculum
-shave my legs
-clean out the junk drawrers
-write all those 'emails i have been meaning to write'
-make ice cream
-teach my Thai friend how to make a Thai dish she says I make well
-sleep

And that's about it! A holiday without purpose or reason, but refreshing. I find I have no brain to do any philosophical thought or even compose a proper email. I am tired from school and I need to do mindless things like watch movies and eat ice cream and day dream about snow.

Rin started work today, so I have the days to myself with my angel of love (see above) to sleep, watch movies, listen to the birds fight over the dog food outside, and space out. I am happy to be on a break, but I think I will be ready for work in a week and a half when the time comes.

Sunday, March 11, 2007



So here I am doing the electric slide. More photos for the album.

Possibly the most fun a girl can have on a Sunday night. Go to meez.com and make a virtual you....

Friday, March 09, 2007

getting away






Finally, some fresh air! As I have a month off before summer school, Rin and I headed down to the Gulf of Thailand to Hua Hin for a few days. We stayed in some nice hotels, ate some nice meals, got some nice treasures, and most of all, relaxed.

Relaxed without Bangkok, without alarms, without traffic (well, much...) without the smog, without the dogs, without this and that and the other. It was a nice break.

Well, the photos describe it all a little better.

Tomorrow, a post on daily life and why I am thinking of starting a podcast and would really like to know how to do one, what equipment I need, and if someone can go and teach my mother how to download them, as she is probably the one who would appreciate them the most. Just an audio podcast, but I would like to get it started while I have some time off.

bisous and kisses to you all...

hibber

by the way. man it's hot here.


(ps...i don't really know how to work blogger as well on a mac. i will try and fix this from my pc tomorrow, but don't hate me if i don't. i wanted to write captions for the photos, but can't quite figure out which is which. i am still learning people.)

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